
Lynx Fall to Fever to Close Regular Season
September 10, 2023 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
Lynx Notes
Kayla McBride led the way for the Lynx, tallying a game-high-tying 24 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 33:22 minutes of the game. Today marked her ninth 20+ point game this season and officially tied her record of most such games in a single season, the last time having been nine times in 2018.
Napheesa Collier ended the evening with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the line, 10 rebounds, one steal and one block. This marked her 11th double-double of the season (28th career).
Today's game was Collier's ninth 20+ point/10+ rebound game of the season (16th career). This marks the second-most by a Lynx player in a single season, only one having more was Sylvia Fowles (12x; 2017).
Dorka Juhász had a strong defensive game today, finishing with two points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 35:03 minutes. This evening marked her 10th 10+ rebound and is 13th most such games by a rookie, officially surpassing A'ja Wilson, NaLyssa Smith and Wendy Palmer (10 games).
Fever Notes
Kelsey Mitchell led the way for the Fever with 24 points, while Aliyah Boston and NaLyssa Smith both had double-doubles. Boston had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Smith added 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Next Game
The Lynx will head to Connecticut for the first round of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. The first game will take place on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET) and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
indiana fever 87, minnesota lynx 72
gainbridge arena, sunday, Septemer 10, 2023
High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Minnesota Lynx Collier - 24 Collier/Juhász - 10 Mitchell - 3
Indiana Fever Mitchell - 24 Boston - 12 Wheeler/Smith - 3
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